Kimmorley: Let Hodges Play
Brett Kimmorley believes Brisbane captain Justin Hodges should be allowed to play in the NRL Grand Final in his final ever rugby league game. “Finals, grand finals and Origin games should not be treated in
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Parker: It’s a Great Time in Your Career
It has been nine years since Brisbane lock Corey Parker won his first and only NRL crown and now the veteran is urging his young team-mates to embrace the week ahead of their all-Queensland showdown
Thurston on Cusp of History and NRL Premiership
Grand final cult hero Scott Sattler says there is one thing standing between Johnathan Thurston and the title as rugby league’s greatest ever player. The 2003 premiership-winning lock believes that if Thurston can win the
Smith, Slater and Cronk Could be NRL Coaches After Retirement
Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says the ‘Big Three’ could all make it as coaches in the National Rugby League when their respective times in the competition as players comes to an end. “They all could,”
Thaiday and Blair the Davids Against Goliath
Brisbane legend Petero Civoneciva has praised veteran props Sam Thaiday and Adam Blair ahead of the Broncos’ do-or-die preliminary final tonight against the Sydney Roosters. And while they come up against arguably the best pack
NSW CUP Grand Final: Not Quite Hollywood
Australian rugby league has tall poppy syndrome. There, it has been said. Sometimes in our little corner of the world we seem to forget our place or more the point our role, in promoting the
Thanks Jackson But Junior is Ready to go
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has thanked rookie half Jackson Hastings but says captain Mitchell Pearce is back and raring to go for the preliminary final tomorrow night against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium. “Mitch is
Former Bulldog Making a Storm in Melbourne
Dale Finucane left Canterbury for Melbourne seeking more game time. Now the forward is one win away from a grand final appearance and is in the thick of it starring in the Storm pack. The
Is This the End of an Era for the Melbourne Storm?
2015’s finals series could be the end of an era for the Melbourne Storm with coach Craig Bellamy’s future up in the year with his contract expiring at the end of 2016. There is no
Mike Gibson Passes Away
Legendary sports journalist Mike Gibson has passed away aged 75. Gibson was the host of Foxtel’s The Back Page for sixteen successful years before stepping away from the role where he was a part of